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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae Puffers
Subfamily: Tetraodontinae
Genus: Lagocephalus

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11 species (see list below)

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Southwest Pacific

Lagocephalus cheesemanii
[]

Photo by Tran, H.H.

Lagocephalus gloveri
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Lagocephalus guentheri
[Diamondback puffer]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Lagocephalus inermis
[Smooth blaasop]

Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)

Lagocephalus laevigatus
[Smooth puffer]

Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)

Lagocephalus lagocephalus
[Oceanic puffer]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Lagocephalus lunaris
[Lunartail puffer]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Lagocephalus sceleratus
[Silver-cheeked toadfish]

Photo by Tran, H.H.

Lagocephalus spadiceus
[Half-smooth golden pufferfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Lagocephalus suezensis
[]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Lagocephalus wheeleri
[]

11 Species of Family Tetraodontidae with Genus Lagocephalus
(Puffers)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1897	Lagocephalus cheesemanii		Southwest Pacific
1983	Lagocephalus gloveri		Indo-West Pacific	35 SL
1915	Lagocephalus guentheri	Diamondback puffer	Indo-West Pacific	26 TL
1850	Lagocephalus inermis	Smooth blaasop	Indo-West Pacific	90 SL
1766	Lagocephalus laevigatus	Smooth puffer	Western Atlantic	100 TL
1758	Lagocephalus lagocephalus	Oceanic puffer	Circumglobal	61 TL
1801	Lagocephalus lunaris	Lunartail puffer	Indo-West Pacific	45 SL
1789	Lagocephalus sceleratus	Silver-cheeked toadfish	Indo-West Pacific (Ref. 4	110 SL
1845	Lagocephalus spadiceus	Half-smooth golden pufferfish	Indo-West Pacific	43.1 TL
1953	Lagocephalus suezensis		Western Indian Ocean	18 TL
1984	Lagocephalus wheeleri		Northwest Pacific	30 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: TetraodontiformesFamily: Tetraodontidae PuffersSubfamily: TetraodontinaeGenus: Lagocephalus(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae Puffers
Subfamily: Tetraodontinae
Genus: Lagocephalus

(See list of species below)